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edmontonjournal.com
9 \2 T2 x9 O1 b. yPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007) ?$ t' Y$ L* t% b" u
, w( {* N2 k: f2 OEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.6 {8 D* h) z, q* l
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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& W/ a9 j# t$ s/ VIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.8 Q, i: u7 H: g2 f9 N" I$ D
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.8 B: i. L$ `$ M, ?+ L
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.; Q) X- c) z- s
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' E( D0 d+ p* m m, o3 J7 XAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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